Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 40 · 40 questions

Study tip (Minutes follow marks): Minutes per mark = writing minutes ÷ total marks. Time for a question = marks × minutes per mark; for several questions, add the marks first. Writing time = exam minutes − reading minutes − checking minutes. Keep an eye on the clock and save a few minutes to check.

1. 1.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
2. 2.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 10 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
3. 3.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
4. 4.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 15 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
5. 5.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) glancing at the clock (d) a few minutes to check
7. 7.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) write one word (b) give it less time (c) skip it (d) give it more time
8. 8.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
9. 9.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
10. 10.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) no time left to check (c) leaving a stuck question (d) starting with hardest Q
11. 11.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
12. 12.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
13. 13.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 5-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
14. 14.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
15. 15.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 5-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
16. 16.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) leaving a stuck question (c) time per section (d) no eye on the clock
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) glancing at the clock (c) one Q eats half the time (d) more time for more marks
19. 19.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
20. 20.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 15 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
21. 21.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) one Q eats half the time (c) time per section (d) no eye on the clock
22. 22.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 4-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
23. 23.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
24. 24.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
25. 25.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) one Q eats half the time (c) a few minutes to check (d) time per section
26. 26.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
27. 27.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) more time for more marks (c) leaving a stuck question (d) rewriting the question
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no eye on the clock (c) rewriting the question (d) more time for more marks
29. 29.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) no eye on the clock (d) a plan for long answers
31. 31.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 20 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
32. 32.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
33. 33.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
34. 34.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) one Q eats half the time (c) no time left to check (d) starting with hardest Q
35. 35.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 15 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
36. 36.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
37. 37.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 20 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) no eye on the clock (c) glancing at the clock (d) time per section

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